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- Aaron Reeve Mendes: 1st in Blitz at Menorca, Spainon April 3, 2024 at 7:00 pm
11-Year-Old Prodigy Aaron Mendes of Canada, Claims Victory in III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ In an astonishing turn of events at the III Open International Chess Menorca BLITZ held on April 4th in Menorca, Spain, 11-year-old […]
- CFC Response to the FIDE Ban on Transgender Women Competing in Women's Eventson August 19, 2023 at 7:00 pm
The Chess Federation of Canada disagrees with and is disappointed by the FIDE decision to ban transgender women from competing in women’s chess events. We disagree with the way it was implemented, involving the banning of transgender […]
- TEDx Talk on Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women's Participation in Chesson April 16, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Carina D’Souza gave a TEDx talk at Havergal College on “Checkmating Bias: Increasing Women’s Particiation in Chess”. Watch the talk on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-WQQm69-jU
- IM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux On His Prep, His Talismans, and Keys to Successon December 18, 2022 at 7:00 pm
(Original was posted on chess.com) It has been a spectacular year for Montreal’s Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux. He steamrolled his competition in an international tournament with a 3037 performance rating, then in September he won the World […]
- COVID-19 Rating Incentive Extended To July 1on April 1, 2022 at 7:00 pm
The ratings incentives have been extended (again) to July 1, 2022. The updated policy is as follows: Extension - Internet Rated Games and COVID-19 Rating Incentive The CFC is extending to July 1, 2022 the interim policy to accept internet […]
- Canadian Closed, Zonals, Easter Sectionals (Kingston) Announcedon March 6, 2022 at 7:00 pm
(Original was posted HERE) KEC 2022 Announcement (Kingston Easter Chess) This is the KEC 2022 ANNOUNCEMENT, now updated as of Tuesday, April 12th. Especially given changing pandemic conditions, this will be updated as applicable. KEC 2022 […]
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- Jaylen Brown’s 7uice Foundation & Chess.com Bridge Opportunity Gap With Chesson February 6, 2026 at 6:11 pm
The 7uice Educational Fair, held on January 31 in Boston, Massachusetts, brought leaders from seemingly unrelated fields to the 64 squares on the chessboard. The 7uice Foundation, founded by Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics, partners […]
- Keymer Conquers Carlsen, Wins Freestyle Friday On Tiebreakson February 6, 2026 at 2:57 pm
GM Vincent Keymer rode his 10th-round victory over GM Magnus Carlsen in Freestyle Friday to a win in the tournament on February 6. Both players scored nine points but Keymer's tiebreaks put him in the lead. Keymer previously won on May 2, […]
- Maghsoodloo, Martirosyan, Martinez, Masters of 3 0 Thursdayon February 6, 2026 at 2:25 pm
It was a day for "M" names in 3 0 Thursday on February 5, as GMs Parham Maghsoodloo, Haik Martirosyan, and Jose Martinez took the top spots. It was Martinez's fifth victory in the tournament, Maghsoodloo's second, and Martirosyan's first. […]
- Netflix Releases 'Queen of Chess', Bringing Judit Polgar's Story To 300 Million For Streamingon February 6, 2026 at 4:06 am
GM Judit Polgar's extraordinary career is in the global spotlight as Netflix released its new documentary, Queen of Chess, on Friday, February 6. The 94-minute film is available to stream today on the platform for its more than […]
- Shuvalova Breaks Chess.com Women's Record For Highest All-Time Blitz Ratingon February 4, 2026 at 1:51 pm
IM Polina Shuvalova set a new all-time Chess.com blitz rating record by a woman, surpassing the previous mark shared by IM Eline Roebers and WGM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya from last year. The 24-year-old climbed to 2941, edging closer than […]
- Vachier-Lagrave Back In Titled Tuesday Win Column After Mustachioed Magnus Fadeson February 3, 2026 at 3:23 pm
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave took home Titled Tuesday on February 3, becoming the first player all year to score 10/11, allowing him to avoid tiebreaks to beat out GMs Arjun Erigaisi and Alexey Sarana on 9.5 points. The win was not […]
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- Op1 - Partial 8-piece tablebase availableon February 6, 2026 at 9:43 pm
63 TiB of chess knowledge sent across the Atlantic and now available on the Lichess analysis board
- Lichess Game of the Month: December '25on February 3, 2026 at 4:44 am
No kidding with the KID
- Tata Steel Chess 2026: GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Andy Woodward Winon February 1, 2026 at 1:33 pm
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov has won the 2026 Tata Steel Chess tournament, finishing on 9/13; half a point behind was his compatriot, GM Javokhir Sindarov. GM Andy Woodward finished on 10/13 in the Challengers, qualifying to next year's […]
- Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 9–11: Abdusattorov and Sindarov Leadon January 30, 2026 at 3:48 pm
GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov and GM Javokhir Sindarov are in 1st place on 7/11, closely followed by GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Jorden van Foreest, and GM Matthias Blübaum on 6.5/11. In the Challengers, GM Andy Woodward is the sole leader on […]
- Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 6–8: Abdusattorov Half a Point Ahead of Sindarovon January 25, 2026 at 2:49 pm
On 5.5/8, GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov is the sole leader after 8 rounds, half a point ahead of GM Javokhir Sindarov. In the Challengers, GM Marc'Andria Maurizzi and GM Andy Woodward are tied for first on 6.5/8, with GM Aydin Suleymanli half a […]
- Tata Steel Chess 2026 Rounds 1–5: Three-Way Tie for First in Both Sectionson January 22, 2026 at 2:20 am
GM Hans Moke Niemann, GM Javokhir Sindarov, and GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov are in shared first in the Masters section, while GM Aydin Suleymanli, IM Faustino Oro, and GM Andy Woodward lead in the Challengers.